Apple Inc.

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Michael A Cretella

Christopher Tenzin Mullens

Paul Meade

Steven Porter Hotelling

Ronald Keryuan Huang

Nicholas Zambetti

Christopher D Moore

Samuel Gilkison Smith

Matthew Irvine Brown

Venu Madhav Duggineni

Siddharth Seth

Douglas J Adams

J Stephen Smith

Chris Mullens

Michael Man-Cheung Eng

Martha Evans Hankey

Marcel Van Os

Scott A Myers

Stephen Brian Lynch

Terry L Gilton

Daniel William Jarvis

Jeremy C Franklin

John Patrick Ternus

Benjamin J Pope

Brian Richards Land

Byron Bay Han

Nicholas George Merz

Myra Mary Haggerty

John Andrew Wright

Michael Eng

Mushtaq A Sarwar

Paul M Thompson

Rohan Goel

Laura Charlotte Shumaker

Jonathan P Ive

Duncan Robert Kerr

Matthew Dean Rohrbach

Steve Porter Hotelling

Albert John Golko

Matthew Emanuel Last

Martin Paul Grunthaner

Clarisse Mazuir

Michael Jason Giles

Malcolm J Northcott

John Mathew Depew

Kenneth Lawrence Staton

James H Foster

Wing Kong Low

Joseph C Doll

Daniel E Potter

Behrooz Shahsavari

Christopher P Child

Thaddeus Stefanov-Wagner

Cortland S Tolva

Brian M King

Srinivasa V Thirumalai Ananthan Pillai

Mira S Misra

Daniel J Reetz

Collin James Palmer

Bivin J Varghese

Jacob E Mattingley

Jack I-Chieh Fu

Daniel Ye

Jeff S Tucker

Marco Rondinini

Christopher J Sataline

Clifford J Hunt

Christian Banker

Jeff Dimaria

Jamie Mitchell

Devices, methods and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs are provided. While a display of an electronic device with a fingerprint sensor displays a first user interface, the device may detect movement of a fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. In accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a first direction, the device allows navigating through the first user interface, and in accordance with a determination that the movement of the fingerprint is in a second direction different from the first direction, the device allows displaying a second user interface different from the first user interface on the display.

Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs

A wireless power system may have a wireless power transmitting device and wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power transmitting device has wireless power transmitting circuitry with coils to transmit wireless power to wireless power receiving devices. The wireless power receiving devices are placed on the wireless power transmitting device in an order. Batteries in the wireless power receiving devices are charged based at least partly on the order. Power allocation is based on utilization factor information such as information on a power draw associated with each of the power receiving devices. Measurement circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device is used to gather impedance images from the coils. Changes in the impedance images are used to temporarily halt power transmission. Power transmission is resumed depending on whether in-band communications are lost or are maintained.

Wireless power system with device priority

Aspects of the present disclosure involve projecting an interactive scene onto a surface from a projecting object. In one particular embodiment, the interactive scene is projected from a vehicle and may be utilized by the vehicle to provide a scene or image that a user may interact with through various gestures detected by the system. In addition, the interactive scene may be customized to one or more preferences determined by the system, such as user preferences, system preferences, or preferences obtained through feedback from similar systems. Based on one or more user inputs (such as user gestures received at the system), the projected scene may be altered or new scenes may be projected. In addition, control over some aspects of the vehicle (such as unlocking of doors, starting of the motor, etc.) may be controlled through the interactive scene and the detected gestures of the users.

System and method for interactive scene projection

A wireless power transmitting device transmits wireless power signals to a wireless power receiving device. To detect foreign objects, the wireless power transmitting device has an array of temperature sensors. The array of temperature sensors may include temperature sensor components such as temperature sensitive thin-film resistors or other temperature sensitive components. A temperature sensor may have thin-film resistors formed on opposing sides of a substrate. The thin-film resistors may be formed from meandered metal traces to reduce eddy current formation during operation of the wireless power transmitting device. Signal paths coupling control circuitry on the wireless power transmitting device to the array of temperature sensors may be configured to extend along columns of the temperature sensors without running along each row of the temperature sensors, thereby reducing eddy currents from loops of signal routing lines. Some temperature sensors may have multiple components coupled to a common temperature sensing pad.

Wireless charging system with temperature sensing

A wireless power transmitting device transmits wireless power signals to a wireless power receiving device. The wireless power receiving device has a rectifier and a wireless power receiving coil that receives wireless power signals. The wireless power transmitting device uses a layer of coils to transmit the wireless power signals. A dielectric layer in the wireless power transmitting device defines a charging surface that receives the wireless power receiving device. A layer of temperature sensors is interposed between the layer of coils and the dielectric layer. Control circuitry in the wireless power transmitting device uses temperature information from the temperature sensors to determine whether a foreign object such as a coin is present on the charging surface.

Wireless charging system with temperature sensor array

Accurate and reliable techniques for determining information of an accessory device in relation to an electronic device are described.

Cover for a tablet device

A tablet device determines a spatial relationship between the tablet device and a protective cover. The tablet device operates in accordance with the spatial relationship.

Peek mode and graphical user interface (GUI) experience

Accurate and reliable techniques for determining a current status of an accessory device in relation to an electronic device are described.

Sensor fusion

Detection system and method between accessory and electronic device

A method and apparatus for monitoring battery life in a human input device powered by replaceable batteries includes repeatedly measuring battery charge by use of a measuring arrangement forming part of the input device. Battery charge is measured while the input device is in a relatively inactive condition and when it is in an active condition, and a time value is associated with each battery charge measurement. A usage model may be constructed based on the battery charge measurements, and calculation of an expected battery life may be based at least in part on the usage model.

Method and apparatus for monitoring battery life

A wireless communications system includes an accessory device and multiple host devices. A host device pairs wirelessly with an accessory device using a unique link key, detects a primary trigger event and responds by transferring automatically its pairing with the accessory device to a second host device while all devices remain within wireless range of each other. The pairing transfer involves communicating the link key to the second host device, unpairing the accessory device from the first host device, and establishing a wireless pairing of the accessory device to the second host device. The primary trigger event can involve establishing a ported connection between host devices. A secondary trigger event results in the first host device automatically reclaiming its pairing with the accessory device. An accessory device can also select and pair with one of multiple host devices in response to a specific user gesture detected by the accessory device.

Wireless accessory device pairing determination for multiple host devices

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Michael A Cretella